CreepingDeath Posted September 5, 2021 Report Share Posted September 5, 2021 17 hours ago, pat said: Internet searching turned up Django Unchained, which I wouldn’t have considered. Oh yeah - in that vein, does The Hateful Eight count? There was also that collection of short-stories. ...The Ballad of Buster Scruggs. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CharrdWood Posted September 5, 2021 Report Share Posted September 5, 2021 On 9/4/2021 at 4:17 PM, OILERMAN said: Great movie, Hackman was awesome Seconded, Hackman is one of the most underrated actors around, and the movie is very stylized with some great scenes and performances. OILERMAN 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CharrdWood Posted September 5, 2021 Report Share Posted September 5, 2021 I'd go with (past 30 years)... Unforgiven 3:10 to Yuma Dead Man True Grit The Quick and the Dead Tombstone The Ballad of Buster Scruggs The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford I haven't seen Django Unchained or The Hateful Eight (which I fully intend to rectify!) so can't include those. And No Country definitely has that feel to it but I don't think it can really be called a Western. OILERMAN 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
chef Posted September 5, 2021 Report Share Posted September 5, 2021 Since in the modern Western genre, I will throw in The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada. Great film for Tommy Lee Jones fans, as was his directorial debut and he starred in it as well. Very well reviewed but under watched. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
OILERMAN Posted September 5, 2021 Report Share Posted September 5, 2021 44 minutes ago, CharrdWood said: I haven't seen Django Unchained or The Hateful Eight (which I fully intend to rectify!) so can't include those. And No Country definitely has that feel to it but I don't think it can really be called a Western. You def have to see the two Tarantino films, both are good. The only reason I might include "No Country" is because we're talking "current westerns, which might include current times(I believe it was suppose to have taken place in 81 or so. Also I hope you're talking about the recent "True Grit" by the Cohen brothers which is far superior to the John Wayne version. That's a really good movie. SleepingTitan 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CharrdWood Posted September 5, 2021 Report Share Posted September 5, 2021 9 minutes ago, OILERMAN said: You def have to see the two Tarantino films, both are good. The only reason I might include "No Country" is because we're talking "current westerns, which might include current times(I believe it was suppose to have taken place in 81 or so. Also I hope you're talking about the recent "True Grit" by the Cohen brothers which is far superior to the John Wayne version. That's a really good movie. Of COURSE the Coen Brothers version, I really can't stand John Wayne. I've seen everything else by Tarantino, including seeing Reservoir Dogs in the theater opening weekend with about 4 other people 'cuz nobody had ever heard of Tarantino at that point! It's amazing I haven't seen Hateful Eight, I'm a big Kurt Russell fan. OILERMAN 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CharrdWood Posted September 5, 2021 Report Share Posted September 5, 2021 48 minutes ago, chef said: Since in the modern Western genre, I will throw in The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada. Great film for Tommy Lee Jones fans, as was his directorial debut and he starred in it as well. Very well reviewed but under watched. I'll have to check this out, looked it up, seems interesting. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
OILERMAN Posted September 5, 2021 Report Share Posted September 5, 2021 50 minutes ago, CharrdWood said: Of COURSE the Coen Brothers version, I really can't stand John Wayne. I've seen everything else by Tarantino, including seeing Reservoir Dogs in the theater opening weekend with about 4 other people 'cuz nobody had ever heard of Tarantino at that point! It's amazing I haven't seen Hateful Eight, I'm a big Kurt Russell fan. Oh man we're def on the same page, John Wayne was terrible. And you'd love Kurt Russell in the Hateful 8 CharrdWood 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SleepingTitan Posted September 17, 2021 Report Share Posted September 17, 2021 If you consider The Revenant a western... Really depends on what your definition of a "Western" is. I'd classify all Tarantino as Western. Also: Dances with Wolves Best series: Hell on Wheels Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rns90 Posted September 17, 2021 Report Share Posted September 17, 2021 11 minutes ago, SleepingTitan said: If you consider The Revenant a western... Really depends on what your definition of a "Western" is. I'd classify all Tarantino as Western. No way. Pulp Fiction and Reservoir Dogs and Jackie Brown aren't westerns at all I'm not sure I'd consider No Country for Old Men one either. It's a neo noir set in the West. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NashvilleNinja Posted September 17, 2021 Report Share Posted September 17, 2021 I've seen Breaking Bad referred to as a modern western before. Idk what the strict rules for being defined as a western are, but if No Country For Old Men can be defined as a western then Breaking Bad certainly can be. That'd be my nomination. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SleepingTitan Posted September 17, 2021 Report Share Posted September 17, 2021 51 minutes ago, rns90 said: No way. Pulp Fiction and Reservoir Dogs and Jackie Brown aren't westerns at all I'm not sure I'd consider No Country for Old Men one either. It's a neo noir set in the West. Reservoir Dogs and Kill Bill could definitely fit if you look at it from an abstract point of view. QT has even mentioned this. Check out this article about modern western vs western: Modern Western movies include: Hyper Violence The movie is set close to when the film comes out. Old West mentality and its Progression in 21st century Displaced in modern society The search for justice. https://usa.inquirer.net/76981/best-modern-western-movies-to-watch Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rns90 Posted September 17, 2021 Report Share Posted September 17, 2021 34 minutes ago, SleepingTitan said: Reservoir Dogs and Kill Bill could definitely fit if you look at it from an abstract point of view. QT has even mentioned this. Check out this article about modern western vs western: Not that you're wrong but I think Kill Bill is a revenge flick set in th 21st century. I find it hard to consider it a western when you have that entire Asian infleunced ending of the first film. That being said whenever you see any shootouts at the end of some action movie it's always derived from the classic Western "duel". SleepingTitan 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BudsOilers Posted September 17, 2021 Report Share Posted September 17, 2021 Yeah Pulp Fiction, Kill Bill, and Reservoir Dogs are not Westerns. LOL rns90, and OILERMAN 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
OILERMAN Posted September 18, 2021 Report Share Posted September 18, 2021 5 hours ago, rns90 said: I'm not sure I'd consider No Country for Old Men one either. It's a neo noir set in the West. I might classify No Country for Old Men a MODERN western. I believe it takes place in like 83 but remember they go out to the crime scene on horse back and in the final scene his cousin tells him about the Indians killing their great uncle. Those guys are Cowboys in modern times. One of the best scenes in movie history: Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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